From the course: Print Production: Digital and Variable Data Printing
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Image resolution - InDesign Tutorial
From the course: Print Production: Digital and Variable Data Printing
Image resolution
Let's dig a little bit deeper into the topic of image resolution as it relates to large format output. How do you determine the correct image resolution? Well, one of the things you have to take into consideration is the distance at which the output is going to be viewed. For example, a piece that's going to be viewed at say two to three feet, 200 pixels per inch is probably adequate. So something like a poster on a wall that people can get a couple of feet away from, 200's probably alright. If they're going to be farther away, say three to 10 feet, 150 pixels per inch might be perfectly adequate. Farther away, 10 to 20 feet, 100 pixels per inch might be fine. And if they're going to be really far away, think of a bill board, 75 pixels per inch for a final size might be perfectly fine. Now if you were raised like I was on the notion that 300 pixels per inch is that magic number, this may be making you sort of twitch. But keep in mind when people are far enough away visually, 100…
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